King James Version

Daniel 4:6

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Daniel 4:3.

וּמִנִּי֙uminiand fromמִןconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and from”H4481{properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of}according, after, [phrase] because, [phrase] before, by, for, from, [idiom] him, [idiom] more than, (out) of, part, since, [idiom] these, to, upon, [phrase] when.שִׂ֣יםsimgiveשׂוּםverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed actionH7761{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}[phrase] command, give, lay, make, [phrase] name, [phrase] regard, set.טְעֵ֔םteemcommandmentטְעֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH2942properly, flavor; figuratively, judgment (both subjective and objective); hence, account (both subjectively and objectively)[phrase] chancellor, [phrase] command, commandment, decree, [phrase] regard, taste, wisdom.לְהַנְעָלָ֣הlehanalahto bring inעֲלַלpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to bring in”, the to-form of the verbH5954to enter; causatively, to introducebring in, come in, go in.קָֽדָמַ֔יqadamaybeforeקֳדָםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “before”H6925beforebefore, [idiom] from, [idiom] I (thought), [idiom] me, [phrase] of, [idiom] it pleased, presence.לְכֹ֖לlekholto allכֹּלparticle, direct object marker, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3606{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be-(for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.חַכִּימֵ֣יchakimewiseחַכִּיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2445wise, i.e. a Magianwise.בָבֶ֑לvavelBabylonבַּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babylon”H895{Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire}Babylon.דִּֽיdithatדִּיparticle, relative — “that”H1768that, used as relative conjunction, and especially (with a preposition) in adverbial phrases; also as preposition of[idiom] as, but, for(-asmuch [phrase]), [phrase] now, of, seeing, than, that, therefore, until, [phrase] what (-soever), when, which, whom, whose.פְשַׁ֥רfesharinterpretationפְּשַׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “interpretation”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6591an interpretationinterpretation.חֶלְמָ֖אchelmadreamחֵלֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, determined, definite article — “dream”, the definite formH2493a dreamdream.יְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּֽנִיyehodeunaniknowיְדַעverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, an unfinished actionH3046{to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)}certify, know, make known, teach.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(4-3) Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Young’s Literal Translation

And by me a decree is made, to cause all the wise men of Babylon to come up before me, that the interpretation of the dream they may cause me to know.

World English Bible

Therefore I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

Darby Translation

And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Douay-Rheims

Baltassar, prince of the diviners, because I know that thou hast in thee the spirit of the holy gods, and that no secret is impossible to thee: tell me the visions of my dreams that I have seen, and the interpretation of them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(4-3) Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

how great and mighty they are : his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his power to all generations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἤρεσεν ἐναντίον ἐμοῦ ἀναγγεῖλαι ὑμῖν, ὡς μεγάλα καὶ ἰσχυρὰ, ἡ βασιλεία αὐτοῦ βασιλεία αἰώνιος, καὶ ἡ ἐξουσία αὐτοῦ εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.